The Chronicle

A stream of people exit the automatic double doors just before we arrive, filing past us as they trickle into different directions in the...

“Fuckin Moo Cow Cat,” says the dude, roaming the driveway in search of Boris. Witnesses last saw him slinking toward the house as the Moo...

“Bowels, bladder, and skin,” the PT would list, raising his long, sharp pointer, middle, then ring fingers. I envy his ability to...

I want to get turf for my backyard. Discussing the feel of a high-quality turf field just makes me miss soccer all the more. “I’m full of...

Friday night I was admitted to the ER for a hematoma in my left leg. At some point during the last week the leg was bumped, rupturing a...

“We’ll start today’s session with a quick body scan,” the instructor begins. “We’ll first start by finding an anchor... Feel your feet...

“Toronto style hot dogs,” the dude calls them. Big dawgs, criss-cross cut, or “Big fatty-boom-ba-latties” as he refers to them after I...

“What will make your tummy feel better is if you drink water. Flush it out,” mother says, slinging the hose to the water bladder across...

“Do you have a reservation? Right this way.” “Do you have a reservation? Right this way.” “Do you have a reservation? Right this way.”...

*Ring-ring* Please... enter your 8-digit health record number... 4...1...8...6... the phone boops as the stylus taps the buttons. Please...

“Hi. This is Alexa with the customer satisfaction division of NuMotion. This is a recorded call. Do you have a moment to answer a few...

We stand in the parking lot waiting for the lift to squeal to the ground, but I can’t hear the noise. My gaze is locked on a car across...

“We missed morning meds,” I hear in the background as my stiff limbs complain about waking up. I feel pain everywhere. I’m turned on my...

Hey folks, In keeping with the weekly Caring Bridge post on the anniversary of the accident, I am pleased to announce that after two...

Begin Monday Toward the end of the morning’s shower, the disco ball is swirling blue light upon the wall as the phone in the sink bowl...

The 4th floor gym is buzzing with patients and therapists when I arrive. The previous sessions were concluding as the new group slowly...

I know the last topic wasn’t the most dinner friendly, but it represented my overcoming one of the greatest challenges of my life at the...

“...Clean up your own bio matter!” I yell to the wind as my mother sits on the floor clipping my toenails neatly in a pile. “Haha, I...

“The video games don’t seem to be doing much,” I respond. “We can look into just doing the stimulation directly to your shoulder,”...

“It sounds like the bed is your nemesis,” the psychologist says after hearing my complaint. Same complaint as yesterday, and the day...

Halloween is a huge deal here. Biggest event of the year, some claim. Everyone has a costume. They really deck the halls. Our hall was a...

Found out today this place was originally called the Tent Colony of Brotherly Love. Got back to my room, drove the wheelchair into a...

It’s been two weeks now, and reality is settling in. I’m not gonna lie, this is a nightmare. I miss my old life. I miss kicking the...

“I’m out of the hospital and have arrived at the rehab center in Denver this morning! The staff are super stoked to have me! I’m being...